Fleming and producer Albert R. Broccoli later saw Connery in the Disney film and cast him

as Secret Agent 007 for the 1962 feature Dr. No.

1933:

Regis Philbin, the host of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and Live with Regis & Kathie Lee (later Regis & Kelly), is born in New York City. He was also the co-host of Disney's Christmas Day parades for many years. In 2011 Philbin was named a Disney Legend. (Live with Regis & Kathie Lee was the

first daytime television talk show ever produced by Disney.)

Actor Tom Skerritt is born in Detroit, Michigan. His Disney credits include the live-action feature

Those Calloways and the TV episode The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Daily Press vs. City Hall. In

December 2010 he narrated Disneyland's Candlelight Ceremony. (The Emmy Award-Winning actor has appeared

The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular attraction is dedicated at the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida. It is the first theme park attraction to use a computer based show control system in conjunction with a programmable logic controller system to trigger, control and sequence complex live events in real time ... in many cases controlled by the actors! The 30-minute stunt show recreates some of the most thrilling and heart-pounding moments from the Indiana Jones films.

1998:

Siren Records releases the theme park album Chris Calabrese: Ragtime At The Magical Kingdoms. Calabrese has performed as the Main Street pianist in Disney theme parks from America to Japan.

Disney Legend Armand Bigle passes away at age 89 in Paris, France. Often

referred to as Disney's "Godfather of Europe," he first joined Disney in 1949, when Roy O. Disney tapped him to serve as Disney's premier European sales representative.

"At the time, we had no significant merchandising business in Europe. Once Armand accepted the position, however, the business grew rather wildly." -Roy E. Disney

2005:

Beauty and the Beast wins the 2005 Broadway Show League softball championship at New York City's Central Park, beating three-time victors The Producers, 13-3!

2008:

It is reported that Pixar has hired actor Michael Keaton as the voice of

Ken (Barbie's boyfriend) for the new Toy Story 3 (scheduled for a

summer 2010 release).

Disney announces it has sold 298 acres of Florida land to Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts for a hotel and golf course to anchor a previously announced luxury development on the northeast border of Walt Disney World Resort.

They have been on holiday since July 6 (when they first arrived in England). They will arrive in New York on

Wednesday, September 3, and Walt will be back in his Burbank office on September 9, the day after Labor Day.

Cartoonist Walt Kelly born

"These comics are one of the few things you can point to and say, ‘Like it or not, this is what America is.’ And it is for just this reason that they are a priceless part of our literary heritage." -George Lucas on Carl Bark's work

1962:

Meet Me at Disneyland (a limited TV series broadcast live on KTTV directly from the Anaheim park) airs episode 11 "Swingin’ at the Magic Kingdom." Johnny Jacobs hosts this celebration of swing music featuring The Elliott Brothers and their orchestra, Frank Sinatra Jr., Ziggy Elman, Sandi Di Shell, and Gloria Wood. Meet Me at Disneyland is designed to boost park attendance during the summer weeknights.